SARCFEST
Sunday 7th August - Come along
Everyone is cordially invited to the Summerland ARC Hamfest ("SARCFEST"). at the clubrooms, 414 Richmond Hill Road, Richmond Hill. 11km east of Lismore, off the Bruxner Highway.
Gates open at 8am. Traders entry from 7 am.
Parking via Livotto Drive.
Entry is $2, or $5 for a family. What's on at SARCFEST 2011
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WIA News Podcast for Sun, 27 Jun 2010
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WIANEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING JUNE 27 2010.- Looking ahead in the VK100WIA roster.
- CQ Centenary Award. - Solar power for VK5 amateur radio. - ACMA Newsletter
has article on amateur radio. - Roy VK6BO has retired from the 14.116
Traveller\\'s Net. - NEW ZS HAMS RED CARDED! - Increased Power for Contests. -
ALL UP AND COMING IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF
AUSTRALIA FOR WEEK COMMENCING JUNE 27 2010
Newsflash
| Haiti earthquake: HF frequencies have returned to normal use |
| From 1800UTC 22 January the HF frequencies used to respond to the immediate needs of the Haiti Earthquake, 14.300MHz, 14.265MHz , 7.045MHz, 7.065MHz, 7.265MHz, 3.720MHz, 3.977MHz will return to normal use |
| P49Y Holds ARRL SSB Lead; VY2ZM Tops US, Canada |
| As more scores trickle in for the 2009 ARRL DX SSB
Contest, there could be a series of double wins that
emerge from this year's contest. In the single operator
ranks, P49Y (AE6Y) remains on top, with many expecting
P40A (KK9A) to be the top low power entry again this year.
Meanwhile in the multi-op ranks, it looks like W3LPL has
won the Multi-Multi crown in both ARRL CW and SSB, and
that WE3C will do the same in Multi-Two this year. read full article |
| Start Your Work On CQ WW 2009 With Last Year's Logs |
| It's almost the end of June, which means you have four months now to be ready for the CQ WW SSB Contest and five months until the CW version. And the logs of last year's contests are now online for your review. Also, we take a quick look at the new "Xtreme" category which debuts later this year. read full article |
| Advantage Asia, Europe In 2009 Russian DX |
| While propagation conditions continue to be less than stellar, the 2009 Russian DX Contest seems likely to be an active one, in part because it's the last qualifying round for most amateurs in the chase for slots in next year's World Radiosport Team Championships. The edge in most categories goes to ops in Europe and Asia. Both overall single op champs were on Cyprus last year, as RW3QC and UA2FZ took home the high and low power crowns. read full article |
| State QSO Party Focus Swings To Lone Star State |
| The number to remember is 254 - as in 254 counties in the state of Texas, as the 2009 Texas QSO Party hits the airwaves. Several dozen mobiles will make your job easier in this year's contest, as organizers say they have an outside chance of getting every Texas county on the air. It's now been 26 years since the late K4OJ made what's believed to be the only sweep in TXQP history. read full article |
| YASME Foundation gives Excellence Award to radio-sport.net |
| The amateur radio based YASME foundation has honored the radio-sport.net website for its groundbreaking coverage of ham radio contesting by awarding this site's creator with a YASME Excellence Award for 2009. The list of award winners includes some other very
familiar names in contesting as well. read full article |